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What was Philip Berrigan's profession before becoming an activist?

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Philip Berrigan was a Catholic priest who became an activist against the Vietnam War. He was ordained a priest in 1955 and served in a parish in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1968, he became a founding member of the Catholic Peace Fellowship, an organization that opposed the war. Berrigan and other members of the organization engaged in acts of civil disobedience, including burning draft records and protesting at military bases.
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